Grants Library

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation supports vital conservation projects across the United States and its territories. Please search our grants library for additional information on individual grants.

Year Name Organization Location Award Amount
2023 Restoring Freshwater Mussel Communities and Riparian Buffers to Enhance the James River Watershed (VA) James River Association Middle and Upper James River watershed in Virginia $748,519.34
2023 Investigating Fungal Host Invasion Mechanisms to Develop Preventive Interventions in Bats (VA) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $230,319.84
2023 Restoring Coastal Habitat and Resilience at Culturally Important Cabo Rojo Salt Flats (PR) Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Public lands adjacent to Cabo Rojo Salt Flats, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico $5,000,000.02
2023 Restoring Fern Hollow Valley in Frick Park (PA) Nine Mile Run Watershed Association This project will take place in Frick Park, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, downstream of the Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed in early 2022. The focus will be the 0.5 mile stretch of Fern Hollow Stream between the bridge and the previously restored portions of Frick Park and Nine Mile Run. $49,917.19
2023 Restoring Longleaf Pine Forests and At-Risk Species in the Southeastern Plain of Georgia and Florida Tall Timbers Research, Inc. Private lands in Southwest Georgia and North Florida, within the region known as the Southeastern Coastal Plain Ecoregion. Outreach will occur within areas of GA and FL and the greater longleaf pine range that continues to offer conservation opportunities related to longleaf pine-dominated ecosyste $749,955.42
2023 Improving Public Access and Recreation in the Pennsylvania Portion of the Delaware River - III (PA) The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Pennsylvania portion of the Delaware River Watershed $1,000,000.00
2023 Restoring Abandoned and Legacy Mine Lands for Wildlife Conservation (KY, TN) Cumberland River Compact, Inc. Abandoned and legacy mine lands in the Cumberland River Basin of Kentucky and Tennessee $221,999.93
2023 Assessing Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Flood Impacts along the Cove River (CT) CITY OF WEST HAVEN City of West Haven, County of New Haven, State of Connecticut.
The Cove River head waters originate in the Maltby Lakes watershed at the northern border of the City of West Haven, Town of Orange, and City of New Haven.

The river meanders southerly to Long Island Sound through a coastal estuary.
$505,001.50
2023 Assessing Forage Conditions for Porcupine Caribou Herd in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (AK) U.S. Geological Survey Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska $83,470.27
2023 Facilitating Grassland Conservation in the Trans-Pecos: Using Science to Guide Management (TX) Borderlands Research Institute-Sul Ross State University Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, and Terrell Counties in the Tran-Pecos Region, West Texas $222,249.62